§01·compatibility · /check
Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti
Yes — Llama 3.1 8B runs on the RTX 4070 Ti (12 GB). Fastest community-measured result: 3692 prefill tokens/s.
✓ runsllmactive40 series12GB VRAM
step-by-step recipe for this pair
Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti: Local Chat via Ollama or llama.cpp + Unsloth UD-Q4_K_XL GGUF
llmbeginner10GB+
§02·benchmarks
| Task | Quant | Speed | VRAM | Works | Confidence | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llm | Q4_K | 60tokens/s | ✓ | localscore.ai· web | 2026-06-12 | ||
| llm | Q4_K | 3692prefill tokens/s | ✓ | localscore.ai· web | 2026-06-12 |
§03·how it was measured
- llmQ4_K60 tokens/s
Token generation speed (LocalScore default benchmark, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Q4_K-M)
recorded from localscore.ai ↗ · verified 2026-06-12
- llmQ4_K3692 prefill tokens/s
Prompt processing speed (LocalScore default benchmark, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Q4_K-M)
recorded from localscore.ai ↗ · verified 2026-06-12
§04·more Llama 3.1 8B recipes
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- llmbeginner5GB+
Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M2 Pro: your first local LLM in 16 GB unified memory with MLX
- llmbeginner5GB+
Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M3 Max: the easy local-LLM on-ramp in unified memory with MLX
- llmbeginner5GB+
Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M4 Max: the easy local-LLM on-ramp in unified memory with MLX
§05·common questions
Can you run Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti?
Yes — Llama 3.1 8B runs on the RTX 4070 Ti (12 GB). Fastest community-measured result: 3692 prefill tokens/s.
Which quantizations have been tested for Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti?
Q4_K — measured in community benchmarks.
How fast is Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti?
Up to 3692 prefill tokens/s (llm), the fastest community-measured result.
Are there step-by-step instructions for Llama 3.1 8B on RTX 4070 Ti?
Yes — a step-by-step recipe documents Llama 3.1 8B on the RTX 4070 Ti, linked at the top of this page.